Ngezintambo zabo ezinamahle, izintambo ezihle kakhulu ezinjenge-Swan and like beauty beaches, ama-flamingos akungabazeki ukuthi ezinye zezinyoni ezitholakala kakhulu e-Afrika. Kunezinhlobo eziyisithupha ezihlukahlukene ze-flamingo emhlabeni wonke, nezinhlobo ezimbili ezihlukene e-Afrika - i-flamingo encane, ne-flamingo enkulu. Zombili izinhlobo ze-Afrika ziyahlukahluka ngokugqamile embala kusuka ku-fuschia ekhanyayo kuya cishe emhlophe, kuye ngokuthi amazinga amabhaktheriya ne-beta-carotene ekudleni kwawo.
Esinye isici esihlukile asikho izinguquko, nokho-futhi yilokho ukuthambekela kwe-flamingo yokuma emlenzeni owodwa.
Izinkolelo eziningi ezahlukene
Eminyakeni edlule, ososayensi kanye nabantu abakhethileyo baye bafaka phambili imibono eminingi ethembeni lokuchaza lokhu kuziphatha okungavamile. Abanye bacabanga ukuthi isenzo sokulinganisa se-flamingos sabasiza ekunciphiseni ukucindezeleka kwemisipha nokukhathala, ngokuvumela umlenze owodwa ukuba uphumule ngenkathi omunye ephethe isisindo esiphezulu senani lezinyoni. Abanye bacabanga ukuthi mhlawumbe banomlenze owodwa kuphela emhlabathini kwakusho ukuthi i-flamingo izokwazi ukususa ngokushesha, ngakho-ke ikuvumela ukuba igweme kalula kalula izilwane ezidlayo.
Ngo-2010, iqembu labososayensi baseNew Zealand labeka phambili umbono wokuthi ukuma emlenzeni owodwa kwakuwuphawu lokulala. Bahlongoza ukuthi ama-flamingos (njengamahlengethwa) angavumela ingxenye eyodwa yobuchopho babo ukuba balele, ngenkathi besebenzisa enye ingxenye ukuze bahlale beqaphele izidumbu futhi balondoloze isikhundla sabo esiqondile.
Uma ngabe kunjalo, ama-flamingos angahle agweme umlenze owodwa njengokungathi ukuphumula emhlabathini ngenkathi ingxenye ehambisanayo yobuchopho bawo ilele.
Indlela Yokugcina Ufudumele
Kodwa-ke, inkolelo evunyelwe kakhulu kunazo zonke yilabo abazalwa ngezifundo ezijulile ezenziwa ngabacwaningqondo bezokwelapha uMathem Anderson noSara Williams.
Abasosayensi ababili abavela e-Saint Joseph's University eFiladelphia bachitha izinyanga ezimbalwa befunda ama-flamingos abathunjiweyo, futhi lapho kutholakala ukuthi kuthatha isikhathi eside ukuba i-flamingo emlenzeni owodwa ukuba inqamule kunokuba inyoni inemilenze emibili, ingavumelani kahle leyo mbono. Ngonyaka ka-2009, bamemezela isiphetho sabo - ukuthi ukuma okukodwa (noma okungekho emthethweni) kuhlobene nokulondolozwa kokushisa.
Ama-Flamingos yizinyoni ezihamba phambili ezichitha iningi lokuphila kwazo okungenani zigcotshiwe emanzini. Bangabantu abahlunga izihlungi, besebenzisa izintaba zabo ezinjenge-sieve ukuze bahlele phansi umgodi we-lagoon for brine shrimp kanye algae. Ngisho nasezindaweni ezishisayo, le ndlela yokuphila yasemanzini ibeka izinyoni ekulahlekelweni okukhulu kokushisa. Ngakho-ke, ukuze unciphise isisindo esibandayo sokugcina izinyawo zabo ngamanzi, izinyoni ziye zafunda ukulinganisela emlenzeni owodwa ngesikhathi. Incwadi ka-Anderson noWilliam isekelwe yiqiniso lokuthi ama-flamingos emhlabathini owomile athambekele ekumeni emilenzeni emibili, egcina ukuphumula okukodwa kwamalenze isikhathi sabo emanzini.
I-Art of One-Legged Standing
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izisusa ze-flamingo zingase ziphi, akunakuphikwa ukuthi ukuma ngomlenze owodwa kuyit talenta. Izinyoni zingalondoloza lesi senzo sokulinganisela amahora ngesikhathi, ngisho nasezimweni ezivame ukuphefumula.
Ekuqaleni, ososayensi abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi izinyoni zithandwa ngomlenze owodwa phezu komunye, ngendlela efanayo umuntu ayenayo noma kwesokunxele. Kodwa u-Anderson noWilliam bathole ukuthi izinyoni azibonanga lutho, ngokuvamile zishintsha umlenze wazo. Lokhu kubheka futhi kusekela inkolelo yabo, njengoba kungasikisela ukuthi izinyoni zishintsha imilenze ukuze zivimbele noma enye ibe yanda kakhulu.
Lapho Uzobona Ama-Flamingos Endala
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bemi emlenzeni owodwa, imilenze emibili noma ebanjwe phakathi nendiza, ukubona ama-flamingos endle kungumbukiso ongakuphuthelwa kuwo. Zihlaba umxhwele kakhulu kakhulu, futhi indawo engcono kakhulu yokuzibona ezinkulungwaneni zazo yiRift Valley yaseKenya. Ngokuqondile, iLake Bogoria neLake Nukuru yizindawo ezimbili ezivelele kakhulu zokukhiqiza i-flamingo. Kwesinye indawo, amachibi okusawoti aseWalvis Bay eNamibia asekela umhlambi omkhulu we-flamingo encane nangaphezulu; njengoba kwenza iLake Chrissie eNingizimu Afrika, neLake Manyara eTanzania.
Lesi sihloko sibuyekezwe futhi sibhalwa kabusha ngokuyingxenye nguJessica Macdonald ngo-Okthoba 20, 2016.